Search results

Originally Posted By: CapriRacer ::Minion voice:: Whaaaaa? If I am reading this correctly, you've got the drone with the Kumho's on the back? So I don't get where you can eliminate the bearings. Not quite, I get the oscillating drone at 70 plus with the Khumos on the front, but if I dip...

Quick update, I put the tyres on the back again...and noise gone. However, this time I do have a very low level drone (constant, not oscillating) which is present freewheeling or under load. This starts pretty much from 10mph all the way through the speed and rev range. No whine, no change of...

I spoke too soon, its started droning again I need to start swapping tyres to see which one is causing the issue and replace it. It managed 20 odd miles fine without an issue. Then on the way into town this morning it started as if it had never gone.

Originally Posted By: jrustles How rare! So the balance weights were 45 degrees out of phase with wheel's actual imbalance. So the oscillating drone was a higher-order resonance of the wheel's imbalance innit? and exactly 45 degrees out, was it a new tech on the balancer? Yeah, a young lad...

Originally Posted By: CapriRacer If the tire dealer balks, call Kumho's 800 number. They should be willing to do a swap. Here in the UK, Khumo have no direct point of contact. I did email them and (without even viewing the tyre) claimed its nothing to do with them. That's pretty normal for the...

Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac How old is your car and the tires? Could be worn suspension parts. My car is old and after putting some miles on new tires, they will develop a wallowing sound on two different brands. The car is under a year old and the tyres are new, they were fitted...

Originally Posted By: jrustles a wheel bearing is about to check out. Wheel bearings are fine, and with the Khumos removed, the car is whisper silent. Originally Posted By: jrustles Is the oscillating frequency rumbly and low? Not a rumble, more a low to mid (oscillating between the...

Originally Posted By: Rand you hear tire noise more from the front than rear. Oh I agree. Moving the tyres confirmed they were the issue; but can out of balance wheels cause droning without any vibration ?

Can tyres that have been incorrectly balanced cause an oscillating drone without any vibration present ? I have a small Hyundai city car and its original Hankook K715s had seen better days. So I opted for the Khumo KH17s which are the new OEM replacements. When I hit 70 mph in top gear I get...

I'll be replacing it within the next 10 days, so will post back with any changes (if any ) that I notice. Thanks guys.

Cheers guys. I was a little concerned about the higher SAE from 85 to 90. I'm hoping this will calm down a minor noise under load when the car is fully up to temp. It’s very much like a cross between pinking and a mild grating that occurs in 3rd,4th and 5th (sounds like two washers rattling...

I'm based in the UK and about to change out the gear oil in an Hyundai i10 - manual box (not a model that's sold in the USA to my knowledge). The gearbox oil specification cited by Hyundai is "API Service GL-4 SAE 75W/85". Would I be ok using Castrol 75W90 Syntrans Multivehicle Oil...